Total births
50
Boys' name · since 2001
Mosa
50 babies named Mosa in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9484
- among boys today
- 50
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Mosa is the #9484 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 50 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Mosa recorded 50 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #9484 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #9484 among boys today
- 50 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
- 34% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Mosa is currently the #9484 boys' name in America, more common than 34% of boys - 50 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9484
- among boys today
- 50
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other boys
Mosa vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9484
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 34% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Mosa was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
9 babies were named Mosa in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Mosa compares
50 16th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mosa's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mosa | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Mosa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mosa splits its recorded history at 2021: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mosa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#9,484
Active since
2001
Mosa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Mosa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mosa's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Mosa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 28 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mosa? ▼
Mosa has been given to 50 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #9484 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Mosa most popular? ▼
Mosa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Mosa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mosa since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mosa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moses, Moshe, Mose, Mosiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Mosa
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mosa: #9484 Boys' Name - 50 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mosa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mosa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.